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S Hazel I. (King) Hughes
Apr 22, 2009
WEST BOYLSTON/HOLDEN – Hazel I. (King) Hughes, 84, of Briarwood Circle, formerly of Dorothy Ave., Holden, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, April 22, 2009. She was the only child of Leslie and Hannah (Peterson) King. Her husband of 14 years, Harold "Babe" Hughes died in 1966. She grew up in the Greendale area of Worcester. She was a part of...
Homer 'Skip' S. Tillson
Apr 20, 2009
STERLING – Homer "Skip" S. Tillson, 75, of Twine Road, died on Monday, April 20, 2009 in UMass Memorial Healthcare, Lake Avenue, Worcester, after a brief illness. He leaves his wife of 31 years, Mary A. (Luksha) Tillson; five sons, Homer S Tillson and his wife Dianne of FL, Edwin P. Tillson of NH, Clyde M. Anderson and his wife...
S Barbara L. (Harris) Day
Apr 19, 2009
STERLING – Barbara L. (Harris) Day, 97, of Princeton Road, died Sunday, April 19, 2009 in Sterling Healthcare after an illness. Her husband of 37 years, Laurence W. Day and her two sons, Addison W. Day, Sr. and Craig L. Day predeceased her. She leaves four grandchildren, Dorothy A. Higgins of Sterling, Nancy J. Day of Barre, Patricia M. Amburgey...
S Ann Louise (Freberg) Beaupre
Apr 15, 2009
WORCESTER, MA/ PINELLAS PARK, FL – Ann Louise (Freberg) Beaupre, 69, died on her 37th wedding anniversary, Wednesday, April 15, 2009 in St. Anthony's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida. She leaves her husband, Richard A. Beaupre; two daughters, Gerri-Ann Whigham and her husband Tom of Barre and Patricia Symmes and her husband Judson of Holden; a sister, Patricia Gibbons of Swansea;...
The Erend Barbara A. Hollerorth
Apr 14, 2009
NATICK - To her colleagues and friends as well as to those who sought her help as a pastoral counselor or psychotherapist, the Reverend Barbara E. Hollerorth was an unusually perceptive interpreter of human experience, offering a depth of insight and understanding which enabled people to see themselves and their world more clearly. Her death on April 14 is an...
S Pauline E. (Barsalou) Lavallee
Apr 11, 2009
PRINCETON/STERLING – Pauline E. (Barsalou) Lavallee, 69, of Boylston Avenue, died at her son's home in Boylston on Saturday, April 11, 2009, surrounded by her loving family after an illness. She leaves a son, James E. Lavallee and his wife Lynne of Boylston; two daughters, Cindy L. Carey and her husband Michael of Rutland and Melissa J. Sweeten and her...
S Virginia C. (Chivers) Greis
Apr 10, 2009
HOLDEN – Virginia Peyton Chivers Greis, 82, of Holden, passed away peacefully at home, among family, after a long illness on Friday, April 10, 2009. Born in Havana, Cuba, she was the daughter of Norman M. and Mary C. Chivers and granddaughter of Elijah Eynon Chivers, the former head of the American Foreign Mission and Baptist minister. She is survived...
Michael K. Mcmanus
Apr 10, 2009
VINEYARD HAVEN/RUTLAND � Michael K. McManus, 54, of Vineyard Haven, formerly of Rutland, died Friday, April 10, 2009 in Cape Cod Hospital after an illness. He leaves two brothers, John J. McManus and Christopher Curtis both of Holden; his long time dear friend, Dagmar Dockery of Vineyard Haven; aunts, uncles and cousins. He was born in Worcester the son of...
S Virginia T. (Collins) Lundstrom
Apr 7, 2009
WORCESTER – Virginia T. (Collins) Lundstrom, 87, of Worcester, died surrounded by her loving cats and dog at the home of her caregiver and son, Dr. Paul E. Lundstrom, after a long illness with Alzheimer’s on Tuesday, April 7, 2009. She was the widow of Paul H. Lundstrom, who died in 1984. Mrs. Lundstrom was born in Brooklyn, New York,...
S Marjorie M. (Davis) Truesdell Grant
Apr 7, 2009
HOLDEN/WORCESTER – Marjorie M. (Davis) Truesdell Grant, of Homestead Hall in Worcester, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 in the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester. She was 93 years old. She was predeceased by her first husband, Bradford F. Truesdell, who died in 1967; her second husband, Gordon R. Grant, who died in 2004; and two sons and...
Police Sgt. Michael A. Towner
Apr 7, 2009
RUTLAND – Worcester Police Sgt. Michael A. Towner, 58, of Rutland, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 in Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston after an illness. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Ellen M. (Looney) Towner; a daughter, Kerri E. Towner of Rutland; a son, Patrick M. Towner and his fiancée...
S Valentina A. (Somensini) Bourgeois
Apr 6, 2009
SOUTH LANCASTER – Valentina A. (Somensini) Bourgeois, 92, of Sylvan Road, died on her 67th wedding anniversary, April 6, 2009 in Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester. Her husband, David H. Bourgeois, died on March 8, 2003. She leaves three daughters, Dolores B. Kingdon wife of John W. Kingdon of Holden, Rose Marie Kilcoyne wife of Michael J. Kilcoyne of Clinton and...
William L. Kittredge
Apr 3, 2009
WORCESTER – Willard L. Kittredge, 82, of Indian Hill Road, died Friday, April 3, 2009 in the Rose Monahan Hospice Home, Worcester, after illness. He leaves a brother, Robert Kittredge of Florida; many nieces and nephews including Karen A. Peters and her husband Curtis of Shrewsbury, Dale R. Kittredge and his wife Terry of Jefferson, and Paul R. Kittredge and...
John L. Piscione
Mar 30, 2009
WEST BOYLSTON – John L. Piscione, 62, of Lost Oak Road, died Monday, March 30, 2009 in UMass Memorial Healthcare, Worcester, surrounded by his loving family. He leaves his wife of 44 years, Kathleen E. (Nagle) Piscione; two sons, Mark D. Piscione and his wife Laura of Sterling and Brian A. Piscione and his fiancee Tiana of San Francisco, CA;...
Bernard 'Bernie' A. Mcgrath
Mar 29, 2009
STERLING – Bernard "Bernie" A. McGrath, 65, of Pratts Junction Road, died at home on Sunday, March 29, 2009, after a battle with multiple myeloma. His leaves his beloved wife of 20 years, Marypat S. (Sullivan) McGrath; three daughters, Emma Kate McGrath of Sterling, Sheila M. Jacobsen and her husband Richard of Norton and Kristen Pepe and her husband Michael...
Kenneth T. Arslen
Mar 29, 2009
WORCESTER – Kenneth T. Arslen, Sr., 88, of Salisbury Street, died Sunday, March 29, 2009 in UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester, after a brief illness. Born in Worcester in 1920, Kenneth Sr. is the son of Theodore and Mary (Baptist) Arslen. His love of singing beganwith the All Saints Episcopal Church boys' choir. As a young man he served in the...
Ralph B. Prinsen
Mar 27, 2009
LEOMINSTER – Ralph B. Prinsen, 63, of Main St., died Friday, March 27, 2009 in Leominster Health Alliance, after a brief illness. He leaves three brothers, his twin, Robert A. Prinsen of Fitchburg, Wayne G. Prinsen and his wife Sandra of Spencer and Allen B. Prinsen and his wife Denise of Southbridge; two sisters, Joyce M. Shepardson and her husband...
Olavi S. Hautanen
Mar 25, 2009
PAXTON – Olavi S. "Whitie" Hautanen, 95, of Paxton and formerly of DeWitt, New York, passed away peacefully at home on March 25, 2009. He leaves his two daughters, Shirley and Sandra, his sister-in-law Doris L. Johnson of Vista, California, and his four nephews and their families. His wife, Eleanor J. Hautanen, predeceased him in 1993. Whitie graduated from Syracuse...
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